Had Alex pretty quit his job
Executive summary
The question as posed is ambiguous about which "Alex" is meant; public reporting in the provided sources addresses two prominent figures named Alex Jones — the British TV presenter and the American conspiracy broadcaster — and neither set of reporting supports a definitive claim that either "quit" their job in the simple sense. For the BBC presenter Alex Jones, coverage documents returns from maternity leave and continued hosting duties, not a resignation [1] [2], while reporting about conspiracy host Alex Jones focuses on bans, legal judgments and bankruptcy filings rather than a voluntary exit from broadcasting [3] [4] [5].
1. Which Alex is likely meant — clarifying the question and the evidence
The name alone maps to two well-documented public figures in the supplied reporting: Alex Jones, the British presenter of The One Show, whose movements between maternity leave and on-air returns are tracked by outlets like Mirror and Digital Spy [1] [2], and Alex Jones, the American Infowars host, whose controversies, platform removals, defamation judgments and bankruptcy filings are covered by multiple sources [3] [4] [5]. The sources do not show either person announcing a simple “quit my job” departure — the British presenter’s coverage emphasizes return dates from leave [1] [2], and the U.S. broadcaster’s coverage highlights legal and financial battles rather than a voluntary resignation [3] [4].
2. The British TV presenter Alex Jones — active return, not resignation
Reporting about the One Show’s Alex Jones documents maternity-leave absences and planned returns: Mirror confirmed a return date after maternity leave and named co-host arrangements, signaling an ongoing presenter role rather than departure [1], and Digital Spy recorded earlier “dipping [her] toe” back into work after having a child, again pointing to continuity in employment rather than quitting [2]. Celebrity coverage (Daily Mail) likewise treats her as an active media figure discussing her personal life and on-air relationships, not as someone who left the job permanently [6]. Those accounts jointly point to continued engagement with the program rather than a resignation.
3. The American broadcaster Alex Jones — banned, fined, bankrupted; not simply ‘quit’
The profile and news about the Infowars founder chronicle platform removals, defamation rulings, and a December 2022 personal bankruptcy filing, all indicative of acute legal and financial pressure [3] [4] [5]. The Southern Poverty Law Center collection of inflammatory quotes and litigation history underscores how the broadcaster’s operations and public standing were disrupted by litigation and deplatforming [7]. While those facts explain why his public reach and business model were dramatically altered, the supplied sources do not report a plain, voluntary “I quit” statement from Jones; they document legal consequences and business distress rather than a conventional resignation announcement [3] [4].
4. Competing interpretations, agendas and limits of the record
Different outlets carry different slants: entertainment press frames the One Show presenter’s comings-and-goings through a celebrity lifestyle lens that downplays employment upheaval [1] [2], while political and investigative outlets catalog the Infowars host’s legal liabilities and deplatforming as causes of diminished operations [3] [4] [5]. Hidden agendas matter: tabloid coverage may prioritize click-driving personal details about the presenter [6], and civil-rights or legal reporting about the U.S. Alex Jones carries advocacy and public-safety interests that foreground harm and accountability [7] [5]. The available reporting does not include a direct quotation or primary-document citation of either figure saying they quit, so a definitive claim that “Alex quit” cannot be substantiated from these sources.
5. Bottom line — the safest reading of the sources
Given the supplied material, the strongest evidence-based conclusion is that neither the BBC presenter Alex Jones nor the U.S. Infowars Alex Jones is shown in these reports to have publicly and unambiguously “quit” their jobs: the former is documented as returning to presenting after maternity leave [1] [2], and the latter is documented as facing deplatforming, litigation and bankruptcy without a recorded voluntary resignation [3] [4] [5]. If the question intends a different “Alex” or a specific time window, the existing sources do not cover that and further, targeted reporting would be required to confirm a resignation.